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September 26, 2009: Brigadette Flag Girls for 2009-2010 are Jamie Dobbs, Rebecca Dowers, Ashleigh Mears, and Caitlynn Corley.

September 26, 2009: Brigadette Flag Girls for 2009-2010 are Jamie Dobbs, Rebecca Dowers, Ashleigh Mears, and Caitlynn Corley.

VIDOR’S PAST

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Texas History By Bartee Haile

Texas History By Bartee Haile

POW comes home to Court-Martial

Texas History
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
The month long court-martial at Fort Sam Houston ended on the evening of Sep. 30, 1954. The fate of the lowly corporal accused of collaborating with his communist captors was in the hands of eight high ranking officers.

AMAC Filler Files

John Grimaldi, Editorial Contributor,
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
The Association of Mature American Citizens September 24, 2024This bird wins againThe hoiho, also known as the “noise shouter,” has done it again. The bird is a yellow- eyed penguin and, for a second time, it has been named New Zealand’s Bird of the Year.
Social Security Matters

Social Security Matters

Ask Rusty – Should my Husband File and then Suspend His Benefits?

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Dear Rusty: My financial advisor used a computer program which told my husband to take his SS at age 68, then suspend it after a few months. What I understood was if my husband started and then stopped taking distributions, he would earn delayed retirement credits and thus get more at age 70.
Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux, right, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Employee Association negotiator Lt. Tom Ray, left, had smiles on their faces as they shook hands after the Commissioners Court tentatively agreed to the union’s contract offer on Monday.

Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux, right, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Employee Association negotiator Lt. Tom Ray, left, had smiles on their faces as they shook hands after the Commissioners Court tentatively agreed to the union’s contract offer on Monday.

VIDOR’S PAST

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Texas History By Bartee Haile

Texas History By Bartee Haile

Air Power Advocate Exiled To Texas

Texas History
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Col. Billy Mitchell departed San Antonio on Sep. 21, 1925, never to return in uniform to the flight training center. The outspoken advocate of air power realized the odds were against him but relished the opportunity to butt heads with the brass.
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens

Ask Rusty - About Widow's Benefits vs. Benefits from my Ex-spouse

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Dear Rusty: In November I will be 60 and eligible for widow’s benefits. My late husband’s Social Security was approximately $2,300 when he passed around 7 years ago.
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